Mavericks surf break

Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 02 Jan 2026 PST
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Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mavericks today?

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 02). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)--
Afternoon (02 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)1010181810999991111111514141312121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108775256150410148007187707181609172016644022419135962931204114471065561512434369
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
E
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
1.45
9:24AM
2.09
11:46PM
1.50
10:15AM
2.03
12:29AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
-0.52
3:33AM
0.92
4:42PM
-0.52
4:28AM
0.88
5:27PM
-0.45
5:23AM
0.84
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24
Sunset-5:02-------5:04-------5:04------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--323-1----23575781-111-
Temp. °C151614141414141415141414141212121111111111111113
Feels °C (?)885568988898109101111101089889
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